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The 9th International Workshop on Applications of AI, Cyber Security and Economics Big Data (ACE-2026)

In conjunction with

The 11^th IEEE International Congress on Cyber Science and Technology (CyberSciTech 2026)

Shiga 91ºÚÁÏÍø, Japan, October 19, 2026

Subject and Objectives

This international workshop provides a platform for IT experts and young researchers to present their Cyber related original research discoveries updates. The workshop period is an opportunity to network with top researchers in the world to exchange ideas, intrigue more creativity, as well as to obtain fore-view and guidance for further explorations of Cyber space. The ACE workshop was held first with IEEE 2017 CyberSciTech in Orlando, USA, then held in Exeter, UK in 2018, in Leicester, UK in 2019, and online in 2020 and 2021, 2022 in Italy. 2023 and 2025 in UK. ACE 2026 is the 9^th edition with focus on innovative applications of AI, deep learning, cyber security and big data as well as their integrations.

Scope and Topics

This workshop is broad in scope and invites original research contributions on topics that include, but are not limited to the following:

• AI and Artificial Intelligence Applications
• Information Governance, Trust and explanation
• VR, AR, Metaverse, mixed reality and Digital Twins
• Marching Learning, Deep Learning
• Smart City, AV and 6G Technology
• Big Data Analytics, Information Governance and Data Science Applications
• Digital Forensics and Cyber Security
• Cloud-Edge Computing, Hyper Intelligence and IoT Applications
• Blockchain and Decentralised Ledgers
• Cryptography and Steganography
• Cyber-Stalking Cyber-Bullying and Computer Law, Computing Education
• Security Monitoring and Analysis, Nanorobotics and Applications

All contributions are welcome.

Submission and Publication

Authors should submit a paper of up to 6 pages of their original work. Submitted papers need to abide by IEEE Computer Society formats, and must be formatted accordingly.

 

All submissions will be made through the CyberSciTech 2026 EDAS system website http://cyber-science.org/2026/ track: The 9^th International Workshop on Applications of AI, Cyber Security and Economics Big Data (ACE2026).

All the accepted papers must be presented in the workshop. They will be included in the IEEE CyberSciTech proceedings, which will be published by IEEE CPS (EI indexed, in IEEE DL).

Important Dates

• Submission Due: Aug. 3, 2026
• Author Notification Due: Aug 27, 2026
• Final Camera-ready Submission: Sep 28, 2026

Organizing Committee

General Chair

• Xiaohua Feng, 91ºÚÁÏÍø, UK (email: [email protected])
• Please see Dr Xiaohua Feng's profile 

General Co-Chairs

• Emma Short, De Montford 91ºÚÁÏÍø, UK (Email: [email protected])
• Yuping Zhao, Peking 91ºÚÁÏÍø, China (Email: [email protected])
• Liangxiu Han, Manchester Metropolitan 91ºÚÁÏÍø (email: [email protected])

Executive Chair

• H. Yu, 91ºÚÁÏÍø of Derby, UK (Email: [email protected])

Advisory Chairs

• Wenbin Zhao, Cleveland State 91ºÚÁÏÍø, USA
• Program Committee Chairs
• A. Emrouznejad, Surrey 91ºÚÁÏÍø, UK

Publicity Chair

• Patrick Siarry, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Paris Est Créteil, France (Email [email protected])

Program Committee

• Geyong Min, 91ºÚÁÏÍø of Exeter, UK
• Feng Dong, Strathclyde 91ºÚÁÏÍø, UK
• Longzhi Yang, Northumbria 91ºÚÁÏÍø, UK
• Oscar. Lin, Athabasca 91ºÚÁÏÍø, Canada.
• Stefania TOMASIELLO, 91ºÚÁÏÍø of Salerno and 91ºÚÁÏÍø of Tartu (Estonia)
• Giancarlo Fortino 91ºÚÁÏÍø of Calabria Italy.
• Samso Akintoye, Manchester Metropolitan 91ºÚÁÏÍø, UK
• Biswas Md Israfil 91ºÚÁÏÍø UK 
• S. Khan, 91ºÚÁÏÍø, UK
• Mahmoud Artemi 91ºÚÁÏÍø UK  
• M. Idris, 91ºÚÁÏÍø, UK
• Z. Sun, Nanjing 91ºÚÁÏÍø of Posts and Telecommunications, China